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non-u

non--u
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te yoo]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ yu/
    • /nɒn juː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te yoo]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ yu/

Definitions of non-u word

  • adjective non-u not characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class, especially of Great Britain: certain words and phrases that are considered absolutely non-U. 1
  • adjective non-u (esp of language) not characteristic of or used by the upper class 0
  • adjective non-u not belonging to or characteristic of the upper class 0

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Parts of speech for Non-u

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

non-u popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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